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My great grandmother, Katherine Thomas Philips, had a younger sister named Alice, who married Edmund Garstin. They had two daughters: The eldest, Martha “Pattie” Thomas Garstin, born 1888, died in a mental institution, Normansfield Hospital, Teddington, in 1935. The second daughter, Eloise “Emily” Thomas Garstin, was born in 1889 and died in 1970. Eloise, a name …

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Wendell honored with
2017 Veteran's Voices Award

Expressive Writing Therapy for Veterans

Wendell was diagnosed with PTSD in the 1990s. Through writing about his experiences, he found a way to help move forward from his trauma. Today, he leads a local veteran’s group to help others do the same.